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🔅PHOTO - The Machna Yehuda farm in Oshael, Judea, in the Hebron Hills.
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6 hours ago
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Terumah - Making Space for Hashem
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What is meant when we say that Hashem speaks according to 'our power' and
not 'His own?' How can we create a Mishkan-Tabernacle to contain Hashem's
prese...
9 hours ago
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*To Be A Husband*To be a husband is not a social role.It is a spiritual
position of responsibility, presence, and partnership.It is not
dominance.It is not performance.It is not macho energy.It is covenant.Let’s
break it down deeply — emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually.—1. A
Husband Is a Guardian of SafetyA wife does not primarily need your
muscles.She needs your emotional steadiness.A husband creates a space
where:She feels protected without being controlledShe feels chosen without
being ownedShe feels safe expressing her inner worldStrength is not
loudness.Strength is calmness under pressure.When you walk into a room,
does anxiety rise — or settle?That’s husband energy.—2. A Husband Is a
BuilderIn Torah, marriage is called a bayit — a home.Not a romance. A
structure.A husband builds:Emotional securityFinancial responsibilityMoral
directionSpiritual atmosphereHe thinks long-term.He sacrifices short-term
ego for long-term harmony.He asks:> “What does this decision do to our
future?”—3. A Husband Is a ListenerYou once asked how it feels to a wife
when her husband listens.To be a husband means:When she speaks, you don’t
fix.You don’t correct.You don’t defend.You receive.When she feels heard,
she feels held.A woman who feels deeply heard becomes softer, more open,
more alive.—4. A Husband Is a Partner — Not a CompetitorModern men
sometimes unconsciously compete with their wives:Who works harderWho
sacrifices moreWho is rightA husband understands:> Her success is not your
diminishment.Kabbalah teaches that blessing flows to a man through his
wife.Not around her.If she feels valued, the house fills with light.If she
feels diminished, the light constricts.—5. A Husband Is a Leader — But Not
a TyrantLeadership in marriage means:Taking initiativeSetting toneOwning
mistakes firstApologizing without egoBeing the emotional thermostatIf she
is upset, you do not escalate.You regulate.A husband says internally:> “Her
nervous system can relax because I am steady.”—6. A Husband Is a Lover of
Her SoulPhysical intimacy is important.But deeper than that:Do you know her
fears?Her childhood wounds?Her private dreams?Her insecurities she never
says out loud?To be a husband is to become a student of her inner world.Not
once.For life.—7. From a Chassidic LensIn Chassidus, husband and wife
reflect the relationship between:G-d and the Jewish peopleMashpia and
Mekabel (giver and receiver)Heaven and EarthBut here is the secret:The
“giver” only gives if the “receiver” is open.And the receiver opens when
she feels safe and valued.Which means the husband’s greatness is measured
not by how strong he looks —but by how much she blossoms around him.If she
grows, you are succeeding.—8. What It Is NotIt is not:Being right all the
timeBeing stoic and emotionally unavailableAvoiding vulnerabilityBeing the
loudest voiceReal masculine maturity is quiet confidence.—9. The Core
DefinitionTo be a husband is:To take responsibility for the emotional
climate.To protect without suffocating.To lead without overpowering.To
listen without fixing.To love without ego.It is to say every day:> “Your
wellbeing is my sacred responsibility.”Not because she is weak.But because
covenant means:We are stronger together than apart.—
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12 hours ago
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"Asu Li Mikdash..."
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*3 Adar 5786Erev Shabbat KodeshParashat Terumah *
Excerpted from the Stone Edition Chumash Commentary on the *parashah*...
...a major part of *Exodus*,...
14 hours ago
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When Will Moshiach Arrive ?
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Bava Batra 12a-bWhen studying the Bible we find that prophecy begins to
wane during the Second Temple times, and that by the time the Second Temple
was des...
20 hours ago
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The Cosmic Clock and Aircraft Carriers
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The Cosmic Clock on the sidebar of the blog shows that we're currently at
about 12:51 PM on Friday afternoon. To explain this, an "hour" lasts about
41.666...
1 week ago
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And the Canaanite Was then in the Land
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The following is train of thought as it happened to me over Shabbat.
Captives being taken from us are mentioned twice in the Chumash. Once with
Sdom a...
6 months ago
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The Conundrum of the 33rd Level of Purity
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Long time readers of this blog know that we have discussed Edom's mean
limit to serve G-d only until the 33rd Level of Purity. Since Edom's
purpose for...
7 months ago
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Yitzchak and the Seder
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Yitzchak and the SederRabbi Yehoishophot Oliver
Yitzchak and Pesach
Our forefather Yitzchak personified the trait of *Gevurah*, strictness.[1]
This is...
10 months ago
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Tanya: A Roadmap to All 53 Chapters
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In honor of Tu B'Shvat, The Garden of Tanya has just been released! Tanya
is the Torah Shebichtav —the Written Torah—of Chassidus Chabad,...
1 year ago
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REDEFINING JEWISH IDENTITY POST OCT 7
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The Oct. 7 attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza marked a significant
turning point for the Jewish community. These events catalyzed a...
2 years ago
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The father does understand!
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*Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev*, "The Defending Advocate of Israel," is
fondly remembered for his love and compassion for all Jews.
*Quick Fix*
*Yerach...
2 years ago
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DARKNESS IMPLODING
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Darkness implodes into light. * T’filla, d’veikus to Hashem, is a frequency
that transcends conflict. * The ultimate peace of Moshiach, Prince of Peace.
4 years ago
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The New Lazer Beams at Lazerbeams.com
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We have moved to a new, beautiful and much more spacious cyber home, your
address for good things only. Please visit us at lazerbeams.com - we look
forward...
4 years ago
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Menachem Av: Not mourning, but yearning
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We are standing at the threshold of the Era of Mashiach, at the threshold
of the beginning of the Redemption, and in the immediate future, it will be
brou...
6 years ago
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Ma'ot Chitim – "Wheat Money"
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In the opening paragraph of the Haggadah recited at the Seder, we declare:
"All who are hungry, let them come and eat." Our nation is a singular
entity, an...
7 years ago
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Update on Menachem
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March 14, 2018
Menachem has been moved to a hospital in Jerusalem called
Misgav LaDoch for long term nursing care. If you are in Jerusalem he would
enjoy a...
8 years ago
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The Straw Man Logical Fallacy
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Low-grade
Abraham’s Streimel
There is a cute saying that Abraham wore a streimel, a Hasidic ‘hat’, and
before thinking that this is preposterous, pleas...
8 years ago
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The Children Are Talking…!
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The children have spoken and are speaking again. Ten years ago a six
year-old boy revealed secrets of the Geulah, and they almost materialized.
But “almost...
9 years ago
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Eliayhu’s Mission
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The Mishna is Edyut states that Eliyahu comes “not to distance, not to
bring close, but to make shalom.” The mishna is speaking about how Eliyahu
is going ...
9 years ago
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Still here
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Don't let our lack of public posts fool you, we are busier, more organized,
and more underground than ever.
We just no longer feel the need to update our...
10 years ago
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#223 - The Policeman in Charge
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It's true that I haven't had a chance to post in a long while, but today
marks the first day of the week of the first Parsha of the fifth and final
book of...
11 years ago
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New Blog - Orach Chayim!
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B"H! New post at our new blog, come see!
Orach Chayim
Way of Life - Jewish Life - Torah Insights - Current Events
12 years ago
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My "tickets to emuna" story
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I sent this story about what happened to me to Mr. Shmuel Greenbaum who
runs Partners in Kindness and he sent it out last month. Since I heard it's
good ...
12 years ago
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Tikkun Chatzos Online
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The following text of Tikkun Chatzos was provided by a reader who said he
searched and couldn't find Tikkun Chatzos online. He asked to put this up
for tho...
13 years ago
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Anthony Hopkins Address
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Anthony HopkinsHollywood ActorBirth Name: Anthony Philip HopkinsBirth Date:
December 31, 1937 at 9:15am-UTBirth Place: Margam, nr. Port Talbot, West
Glamor...
14 years ago
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התחדשות
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מסר לשבוע של יא שבט (טו בשבט)
התחדשות
טו בשבט אנחנו חוגגים את ראש השנה לאילנות. גיליתי שיש לנו הרבה מה ללמוד
מןהעצים. העץ גודל, וכשהמזג אוויר קר, יבש, ...
14 years ago
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